tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post2661547951975514163..comments2015-03-03T10:11:33.311+13:00Comments on Timespanner: More on J. S. MacfarlaneTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-90620004803074591262010-02-11T14:23:20.215+13:002010-02-11T14:23:20.215+13:00Thanks, Stuart, for that extra information - and a...Thanks, Stuart, for that extra information - and all the best for your presentation in June!Timespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-89725360987978097152010-02-11T09:19:59.141+13:002010-02-11T09:19:59.141+13:00J S Macfarlane captained coastal/Sydney boats for ...J S Macfarlane captained coastal/Sydney boats for John Salmon in the 1840s, especially the Kate. For a short time in 1843/4 he was registered owner of the Aurora, which was also involved in the East Coast trade. In 1845 he successfully sued Thomas Crummer for buying whale bone from a whaling station Macfarlane said belonged to him. (I am working on this litigation for a legal history conference Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com